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• r ^ ^ #»»ii APR 2 4 1995 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION cmr OF ORONO DATE: April 21, 1995 ITEM NO: Department Approval: Name Ron Moorse Title Citv Administrator Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: City Administrator’s Report Item Description : Wesionka Community Center Survey Attachment: A B Letter from Michael G. Looby Requesting the City of Orono to be a Partner in the Community Center Survey Information Sheet Concerning the Community Center Survey A portion of the proceeds of the capital project bond referendum passed by the Westonka Sc^l District was to be used to upgrade the old school building adjacent to the District Offices. The building is currently being used to house several social service agencies, the Chamber of Commerce, and some school district uses. A committee to determme the most effective way of using the ftmds allocated for the upgrade of the community center building have determmed that the current building is not worth the investment of the approximately $2 million inc’ ded in the bond referendum for upgrading the building. The Committee has suggested to the School Board that the Board may want to determine whether there is an interest on the part of the residents of the school district to replace the current community center building, and potentially the current district office building, with a new community center which would incorporate significant recreational facUities. One of the first steps in this decision process is to conduct a survey of the residents of the school district to determine the level of support for such a facility. Michael Looby, Director of Community Education and Personnel Services for the Westonka Public Schools has requested an opporwmty to make a short presentation to the Council regarding the proposed survey. The School Distnct is requesting that the City of Orono agree to be a partner in the Community Center survey, which would involve providing a letter of support concerning surveying residents of Orono who are also residents of School District #277 . COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: Motion to approve/deny the Westonka Public Schools request for an indication of support by the city for a Community Center survey.